Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Dispute Resolution / Internal Corporate Investigations / IT Security and Cybercrime / White-Collar Crime and Compliance / Sanctions / ESG / Workplace allegations / Blockchain-Technologies & Fintech / Financial Services / Manufacturing / Sports / Telecommunication

Simone Nadelhofer is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Dispute Resolution and White Collar Crime Groups in Zurich. Simone is an expert in handling complex domestic and cross-border proceedings and internal and government-led investigations across industries, with a focus on white-collar and financial crime, including corruption, fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, ESG and workplace violations. Her expertise also extends to financial regulations, international sanctions, asset recovery, and international mutual assistance in criminal and tax matters. Additionally, Simone regularly represents clients in commercial disputes before civil courts.

Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (2024), Partner at a major disputes law firm in Zurich (2014), Counsel at a major dispute law firm in Zurich (2009), Associate at a leading Swiss law firm (2003), Foreign Attorney at an international law firm, Delhi, India (2022), Legal Counsel with a major Swiss bank (2001), Trainee Lawyer at a leading Swiss law firm (1999)

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Anti-Corruption Committee Liaison Officer of the IBA’s Business Crime Committee; Member of the advisory board of the Master Economic Crime Investigations studies at the Lucerne University; Elected to the pool of presidents of the arbitration court of the Self-regulation Organisation of the Swiss Bar Association; Member of Advisory Board for the project of the Swiss National Scientific Fund “Assessing the nature and impact of transnational corruption through the lens of Swiss Businesses”; Member of the ACi ISO Subcommittee for the new ISO standard on internal investigations; Past chair of the Interpacific Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee; Co-editor of a leading Swiss commentary on internal investigations (Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis, Interne Untersuchungen, Helbing & Lichtenhahn

PhD, University of Lucerne (summa cum laude), (Awarded Professor Walter Hug prize and the Universitätsverein Lucerne prize) (2008), Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime Investigation (summa cum laude) (2007), Bar Admission in Switzerland (2001)